Dptips :. Digital Photography Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

A news article on the website of the Korea Times newspaper reports on an interesting new technology that promises the ability for digicams and camera phones to allow displays larger than you’d expect from a compact body. The article discusses a technology preview by South Korean company Iljin Display, which is demonstrating a new, remarkably small LCD panel laser projector. With a width of only 0.24 inches, the LCD panel looks to be about the s…

TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. is experimenting on technology that would make it possible to take a picture of an object with a camera phone, and then use the image to do a search of a Web-based database for more information.

TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. is experimenting on technology that would make it possible to take a picture of an object with a camera phone, and then use the image to do a search of a Web-based database for more information.

Last year, my NEC MT80 projector gave up on me after 8 years of faithful service. Now, another great friend, that I have been eye-to-eye with for nearly six years, is giving up on me. This time it’s my NEC LCD 2010, once called the “Mother of all LCDs”, with a 1280 x 1024 resolution and an initial price tag of over 8000 dollars. As I’m looking for somewhat more space on my desktop, my focus is on the new generation of widescreen monitors, and I came across some marvels that I will share with you here…

TechWeb - In one week all eyes will turn toward the Las Vegas Convention Center to see the latest media gadgets and tools at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show.

CUPERTINO, California—April 13, 2006—Apple® today released Aperture™ 1.1, a significant update to the revolutionary all-in-one post production tool for photographers that runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. Aperture 1.1 features dramatically improved RAW image rendering and a new set of advanced RAW adjustment controls. Aperture 1.1 also delivers impressive speed gains on any Mac® including desktop performance on a MacBook™ Pro* with image adjustments and searching up to 4x faster. At a new lower price of $299, Apple is putting Aperture within reach of anyone shooting with a digital SLR camera.

More than likely, if you own a Markins, Arca Swiss, Kirk Enterprises or compatible tripod ball head, it came with a quick release clamp fastened on top. These days though, several companies sell replacement clamps in various styles, and Markins even sells ball heads with no clamp at all for the do-it-yourselfer. If this gets you thinking about customizing your setup, you may find some helpful tips in this, the first of a two-part article on adding or replacing your quick release clamp. This week, I’ll look at how to get your old clamp off, and next week I’ll discuss how to attach the new one….

After much travail, the server hosting the SLRgear and Photo of the Day sites (as well as our digital camera "gallery" shots) is back online. This took way, way longer than it should have, about the only good thing to say about it is that we’re appropriately chastised and much the wiser. A disk crash took one of our servers offline Tuesday afternoon, and after three full days, our admins finally have it back in service again. For historical re…

NewsFactor - The Sony Cybershot DSC-S600 inhabits two worlds with ease. This entry-level 6-megapixel camera provides plenty of features geared to the digital-photography newcomer, and plenty of bona fides to impress the veteran shutterbug.

Company Will Accept Limited Number of Beta Users for Service That Automatically Backs Up PCs over the Internet for $5 per Month. BOSTON, MASS. (PRWEB) April 13, 2006 — Carbonite ( http://www.carbonite.com ), Inc., the only provider of inexpensive, “set and forget” online PC backup ( http://www.carbonite.com ) services to consumers, is opening its public beta to 1,000 additional users on a first-come, first-served basis through the end of April,…

Almost there! We’ve installed a new operating system and restored our applications to the new hard drive. But we’ve just begun testing them before going live again. The Picture of the Day Contest has tested well but there’s a lot more to test, so it will still be a while before both POTD and slrgear.com are live again. If you visit those URLs, you’ll be prompted for a password, indicating our testing is in progress. Once again, we appreciate …

New Raw decoding and controls with other enhancements are accompanied by a new price, too. Aperture 1.1 is just $299 and available as a free update to 1.0 users. Apple today released Aperture 1.1 with new Raw controls and improved Raw decoding using custom parameters. A new Color Meter tool can sample color values from any area of an image. And the new version also includes a new export resolution option. The release notes follow. Release Not…

We’ve replaced the hardware and are reinstalling the software, expecting to be back up later today. A drive failure Tuesday took down our SLRgear and Picture of the Day sites. We replaced the hardware yesterday and started the process of reinstalling the operating system and application files from our backups. After we complete testing the new system, we expect to have both sites back up later today. Meanwhile, we appreciate your patience as w…

SanDisk Corporation will sponsor the Red Sea International Underwater Photo competition which will be held in Eliat, Israel on April 24 – 29. The contest is attracting photographers from all over the world, representing Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, and the USA. The event will be cosponsored by the local diving magazine, “YAM”, and the Isrotel Hotel Chain…

I have a Coolpix 7900 and I am trying to take a picture of an 18″ x 24″ print. I have umbrella lights and I turn all the lights out in the room. I am not using a flash. But the picture I take come out dark. What am I doing wrong? What equipment do […]

It’s not very flexible, and it’s not for low light shots, but the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 is still a solid ultracompact camera.

The Canon PowerShot A530 is a solid budget camera that could use a shot of adrenaline.

Free Updates Include Added RAW Camera and MS Office Support for Digital Asset Management Needs PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 12, 2006–Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today released two free updates to Portfolio 8 — the leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution for creative professionals. These updates include two file format support filters, which add support for Microsoft Office allowing users to catalog, find and view files…

SUNNYVALE, CA APRIL 12, 2006 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) will sponsor the Red Sea International Underwater Photo competition in Eliat, Israel on April 24 – 29. The contest is already attracting photographers from all over the world, representing Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, and the USA. The participating underwater photographers will have three days to shoot…

USATODAY.com - Trying to click with younger consumers, Nikon will begin a major ad campaign Wednesday for its stylish new Coolpix S6 digital camera using controversial supermodel Kate Moss. The deal extends a comeback for Moss, 32, whose cocaine scandal involved published photos and Internet video.